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NewsBBC Trust takes a step back
The BBC Trust is to put greater distance between itself and the BBC executive under plans to dramatically improve governance arrangements.
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NewsITV rings the changes with overhaul of daytime teams
ITV is carrying out a significant overhaul of its daytime teams across commissioning and production.
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NewsITV casts eye over fourth US indie
ITV is in talks to acquire US indie and Top Chef producer Magical Elves in what would be its fourth US deal in the past 12 months.
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NewsBBCW lifts lid on male channel
BBC Worldwide’s Tracy Forsyth has revealed detailed plans for the company’s forthcoming male-skewing channel, which will be the key focus of its push on original content.
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NewsDPP apologises to C4 for Plebgate film statement
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has apologised to Channel 4 for giving the impression that it had misleadingly edited CCTV footage used in its Plebgate film.
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NewsITV commissions missing persons serial killer drama
DCI Banks co-writer Rob Williams has created an ITV drama based on a missing persons unit that hunts down serial killers in the south-east of England.
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NewsRegulations on AFP out of tune with viewers
A major study into advertiser funded programming (AFP) has found that existing regulations are out of step with what audiences are prepared to accept.
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NewsFremantle chief predicts boom for in-app voting
The X Factor digital chief Peter Cassidy has predicted that apps will play an increasingly important role in paid-for voting for TV shows after a bumper series.
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NewsBlow for north-east as Dene and Sky T&W fold
The television industry in the north-east of England has been dealt a blow by the closure of Sky Tyne and Wear and Newcastle indie Dene Films.
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NewsBBC Trust stands by Pollard report
The BBC Trust has stood by Nick Pollard’s review of Newsnight’s spiked Jimmy Savile investigation despite it missing a key piece of evidence about former director general Mark Thompson’s role in the saga.
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NewsLovefilm in talks to revive Ripper Street
The BBC is in talks with Lovefilm to bring back Ripper Street following the cancellation of the crime drama.
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NewsBBC Trust's targets for corporation to be revealed
The BBC Trust will be more transparent about the targets it sets the corporation and hold it to account more robustly as a result of the payoffs debacle earlier this year.
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NewsITV greenlights STV user-generated series
ITV has commissioned a You’ve Been Framed-style entertainment series from STV productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsITV hires two new commissioners
ITV has recruited a new entertainment commissioner and found a replacement for daytime commissioner Diana Howie.
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NewsNorth One lands MotoGP production deal
North One Television has agreed a five-year deal, worth up to £30m, to produce BT Sport’s MotoGP coverage.
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NewsCambodian rock doc set for BBC4
The BBC has ordered a documentary about a Cambodian rock band produced by Ronachan Films, the indie behind Ade Adepitan’s Journey of My Lifetime.
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NewsDiscovery eyes Scripps bid
Discovery Communications is reportedly considering a bid to acquire international channel operator Scripps Network Interactive, owner of the Food Network and Travel Channel.
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NewsBBC and ITV split World Cup games
The BBC will broadcast England’s first World Cup 2014 game against Italy after dividing up its coverage of the tournament with ITV.
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NewsComic Relief reviews investment policy
Comic Relief has committed to carrying out a full review of its investments after a Panorama documentary revealed it had indirectly taken stakes in alcohol, arms and tobacco companies.
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NewsSir Howard Stringer to join BBC executive board
Former Sony Corporation chief executive Sir Howard Stringer is to become part of a bolstered group of BBC non-executive directors following the payoffs debacle last year.